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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017
51-4041 Machinists
Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments. May also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
378,320 |
0.9 % |
$21.23 |
$44,160 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$12.71 |
$16.06 |
$20.48 |
$25.74 |
$30.67 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$26,430 |
$33,410 |
$42,600 |
$53,540 |
$63,790 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing |
98,490 |
28.27 |
$20.49 |
$42,620 |
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) |
38,100 |
5.46 |
$21.52 |
$44,770 |
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing |
26,800 |
14.98 |
$21.14 |
$43,980 |
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) |
23,370 |
5.04 |
$20.30 |
$42,220 |
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing |
21,660 |
3.68 |
$20.89 |
$43,440 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing |
98,490 |
28.27 |
$20.49 |
$42,620 |
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing |
26,800 |
14.98 |
$21.14 |
$43,980 |
Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing |
9,790 |
10.56 |
$22.27 |
$46,330 |
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) |
38,100 |
5.46 |
$21.52 |
$44,770 |
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) |
23,370 |
5.04 |
$20.30 |
$42,220 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
34,890 |
2.09 |
0.79 |
$22.09 |
$45,940 |
Illinois |
31,790 |
5.36 |
2.02 |
$19.37 |
$40,290 |
Ohio |
27,710 |
5.16 |
1.94 |
$20.65 |
$42,950 |
Michigan |
26,970 |
6.31 |
2.38 |
$19.95 |
$41,500 |
Texas |
23,760 |
2.00 |
0.75 |
$21.74 |
$45,220 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Michigan |
26,970 |
6.31 |
2.38 |
$19.95 |
$41,500 |
South Carolina |
12,520 |
6.23 |
2.35 |
$19.12 |
$39,780 |
Indiana |
17,170 |
5.69 |
2.14 |
$20.43 |
$42,500 |
Illinois |
31,790 |
5.36 |
2.02 |
$19.37 |
$40,290 |
Ohio |
27,710 |
5.16 |
1.94 |
$20.65 |
$42,950 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Alaska |
170 |
0.53 |
0.20 |
$31.84 |
$66,230 |
District of Columbia |
140 |
0.20 |
0.08 |
$31.53 |
$65,580 |
Hawaii |
240 |
0.38 |
0.14 |
$30.60 |
$63,650 |
Delaware |
340 |
0.77 |
0.29 |
$25.49 |
$53,010 |
New Mexico |
800 |
1.00 |
0.38 |
$25.04 |
$52,070 |
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Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
18,160 |
4.96 |
1.87 |
$19.60 |
$40,770 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
10,930 |
2.47 |
0.93 |
$20.28 |
$42,190 |
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division |
9,830 |
7.98 |
3.01 |
$21.14 |
$43,960 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
9,080 |
3.10 |
1.17 |
$22.75 |
$47,320 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
8,130 |
4.21 |
1.58 |
$24.22 |
$50,370 |
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC |
6,460 |
16.09 |
6.06 |
$18.59 |
$38,680 |
Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
6,220 |
6.04 |
2.28 |
$19.93 |
$41,450 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division |
6,210 |
3.77 |
1.42 |
$25.63 |
$53,320 |
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division |
5,360 |
3.32 |
1.25 |
$22.24 |
$46,250 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
5,200 |
6.17 |
2.33 |
$20.59 |
$42,820 |
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Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Rockford, IL |
2,770 |
19.28 |
7.27 |
$19.00 |
$39,520 |
Muskegon, MI |
990 |
16.11 |
6.07 |
$15.02 |
$31,240 |
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC |
6,460 |
16.09 |
6.06 |
$18.59 |
$38,680 |
Sumter, SC |
530 |
14.31 |
5.39 |
$17.48 |
$36,360 |
Jackson, MI |
850 |
14.30 |
5.39 |
$18.56 |
$38,610 |
Elgin, IL Metropolitan Division |
3,110 |
12.34 |
4.65 |
$16.77 |
$34,890 |
Toledo, OH |
3,000 |
10.10 |
3.81 |
$24.43 |
$50,810 |
Fort Wayne, IN |
2,000 |
9.36 |
3.53 |
$21.72 |
$45,180 |
Elmira, NY |
320 |
9.22 |
3.47 |
$22.00 |
$45,760 |
Lima, OH |
450 |
9.02 |
3.40 |
$22.80 |
$47,420 |
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